Title: Board Opportunities At Supportive Older Women's Network (SOWN) Contact: Merle Drake, Executive Director E-mail: merledrake@sown.org Description: SOWN is Seeking Board Members that: • Want to make a difference in the lives of women • Desire to network with other professional people • Are looking to engage in policy discussions • Want an opportunity to plan SOWN’s success • Will attend five meetings per year For More Information Contact: Merle Drake, Executive Director merledrake@sown.org SOWN At a Glance – 2008 SOWN was a pioneer over 20 years ago when it recognized that women are disproportionately affected by the consequences of aging and that physical health is intricately tied to emotional well-being. Over the years, SOWN has championed older women's issues and found creative ways of providing services to address these needs. SOWN is a community-based organization that has developed an innovative service model, which has been replicated nationally. SOWN began with a $300 budget in the basement of a social service agency and has grown into an organization that serves over 1000 diverse women annually. SOWN’s Services Highlights: GrandFamily Resource Center - SOWN was awarded a four-year matching grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to create “The GrandFamily Resource Center,” a network of support services for grandparent-headed households. It offers a “one-stop” approach to provide educational, health-related, and social services to both grandparents and children. This model program is based at Project H.O.M.E.’s Honickman Learning Center Comcast Technology Labs (HLCCTL) in North Philadelphia. Community Group Connection- Support groups for older women meet in varied settings. Over 150 groups have been initiated and many SOWN groups continue to meet for over ten years. Throughout its history, SOWN has empowered older women to recognize their spirit, abilities, and skills to provide support to others coping with similar problems and concerns. Telephone Group Connection- Many women cannot get out to support groups in the community. SOWN offers support groups conducted via conference call. The Telegroup serves: • Frail homebound older women who are too ill to leave their homes • Older women caregivers of relatives with Alzheimer’s Disease • Grandparents and other relatives raising children Older Women Voters Count, a social change project that educates, informs and helps older women access their right to vote. Title: The Alice Paul Institute, Inc. welcomes nominations for membership on its Board of Trustees Organization: The Alice Paul Institute, Inc. E-mail: rdimascio@alicepaul.org Description: The Alice Paul Institute (API) is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating the public about the life and work of New Jersey’s most famous suffragist, Alice Stokes Paul (1885-1977), author of the Equal Rights Amendment, founder of the National Woman’s Party, and a lifelong activist for women’s equality. API’s mission is to educate the public about her life, preserve historic Paulsdale, develop future leaders, and work towards achieving women’s equality. The Alice Paul Institute, Inc. welcomes nominations for three-year Board of Trustees terms starting January 2008. The Institute is seeking candidates with a variety of skills and backgrounds who are interested in promoting its mission and goals. Board members are expected to attend monthly meetings, to take an active leadership role in development, fund raising, membership or marketing and to help provide strategic direction for the Institute and its initiatives. Board members are required to serve on at least one of the Institute’s standing committees: Development, Finance, Governance and Strategic Planning, Membership, Marketing, Personnel, Program and Site. Those interested in serving on the Board are invited to send a letter of interest and a resume to Rhonda DiMascio, President, Alice Paul Institute, Inc., PO Box 1376, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054 or e-mail her at the address listed above. www.alicepaul.org Title: The Women's Therapy Center invites candidates committed to this mission to apply for its three year Board of Directors term beginning in 2008 Organization: The Women's Therapy Center E-mail: executivedirector@womenstherapycenter.org Description: Since 1972 the Women's Therapy Center has offered women the chance to heal and lead more self-determined prosperous lives. We have provided counseling to over 1000 women who could neither afford mainstream services nor were eligible for welfare. We help women heal from verbal, physical or sexual abuse; counsel women who have lost a spouse or partner or who are struggling with depression or anxiety; assist women to learn how to live with a recent medical diagnosis, support women with serious life transitions such as losing a job, a loved one, or entering into recovery for substance abuse. Women facing these challenges need support – emotional and financial. WTC enables these women to access the support they need. In the age of managed care, we are a positive alternative for many underinsured and uninsured working women. Our dedicated and skilled staff offers individual, couples, and group therapy in a convenient location with flexible hours that meet varying work and school schedules. We offer a wide range of therapeutic modalities including psychodynamic/object relations work, cognitive behavioral therapy, gestalt therapy, and relational cultural approaches. Please go to our website www.womenstherapycenter.org to learn more about us. The Women's Therapy Center invites candidates committed to this mission to apply for its three year Board of Directors term beginning in 2008. Candidates should be familiar with not for profit organizations and have experience in finance, fundraising, and/or grant writing. Responsibilities include development, fundraising initiatives, researching new sources of financial support, attendance at monthly meetings and staff functions, and an open flow of communications between board members and executive director. If you are interested in our mission and would like to be a part of its leadership, please send a cover letter and resume to: The Women’s Therapy Center attn: ED, 1315 Walnut Street, Suite 1517, Philadelphia, PA, 19107. You may also email it to: executivedirector@womenstherapycenter.org. No phone calls please.